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</head><body><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Just for the sake of discussion, crimping has some sub-options. One, coat the terminal wire with dialetric first to make it corrosion resistant. Option two, tin the wire before crimping onto it, also to make it corrosion resistant. Like others, I prefer to solder the connector to the wire when I can. <br></p><blockquote type="cite">On January 8, 2019 at 10:24 AM dave <dave@ranteer.com> wrote: <br> <br><div class="ox-48987b9086-WordSection1"><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">I purchased a crimper from british wiring. I’ve used it at least a zillion times in the last decade. Tool is still in great shape and 99% of my crimps are too.</p><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">Can’t do bullet connectors – have to purchase a separate tool for that. But I’ve done rings, spades, and all sorts of other crimps</p><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><br>On Jan 7, 2019, at 1:23 PM, David Friedlander <<a href="mailto:forzion7@gmail.com">forzion7@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p><div><div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">Hey all ~ </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and were able to </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">spend some quality time with loved ones.... </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">I've got a new wire harness for my TR3 in hand and was </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">wondering your thoughts for those wires <em>not </em>using bullet </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">connectors, (I'll likely use the bullet crimping tool from </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">British Wire for that). So, for wires requiring spades, rings, </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">etc. do you suggest soldering these terminals or is crimping </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">a better choice? If crimping, what tool have others found to </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">be reliable? </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;"><br>Thanks !! </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">Dave Friedlander </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">'74 TR6 </span></p></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #000099;">'59 TR3A </span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="ox-48987b9086-MsoNormal">** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/wbeech@flash.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/wbeech@flash.net</a><br></p></div></div></blockquote><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;" class="default-style"><br> </p><blockquote type="cite">** triumphs@autox.team.net ** <br> <br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html <br>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs http://www.team.net/archive <br> <br>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/terryrs@comcast.net <br></blockquote><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;" class="default-style"><br> </p></body></html>